Popcornflix acquires content from Kristin Bell, Trailer Park Boys


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Michelle Clancy

| 06 November 2015





Online video service provider Popcornflix has acquired exclusive over-the-top (OTT) rights to a number of fresh content titles.


Those include the Lifeguard with Kristen Bell, and Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It, available on major OTT devices, mobile and the Web.

"Popcornflix has a loyal audience that we are now rewarding with exclusive films that they can call their own," said David Fannon, EVP at Popcornflix.

The 2013 dramedy The Lifeguard follows a woman shortly before her 30th birthday moving back to her childhood home, where she reassumes her old job as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a teenager. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and Kristen Bell's "sensitive and complex" (Rogerebert.com) performance has widely been lauded.

Don't Legalize It is the third movie of the campy Canadian comedy franchise Trailer Park Boys, portraying three petty felons who live in a trailer park. The prequel films are also available on Popcornflix.

The streaming service continues to work on its content stable: over the summer, Popcornflix added additional programmes to its documentary library, from National Geographic, BBC, Discovery and Channel